The stories of people whose lives have been changed by the Humber Bridge are to be captured in a new project.

Hidden Histories of the Humber Bridge, funded by the National Lottery, will focus on the secrets of the bridge and the lives of those it has affected.

The ultimate goal of the project is to create a fully accessible online platform.

It has been awarded £65,700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), and will involve recruiting volunteers to talk to people who have experience the Grade 1 listed bridge.

The Humber Bridge was opened by the Queen in 1981 (Image: Marie Naylor)

A spokesperson for The Humber Bridge Board, said: “It kind of started when we held reunion for the people who worked on the building of the bridge and they had all these stories of what it was like to build it.

“We want to tell the stories of the people behind it and those who experienced it.

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"Some might remember the Queen opening the bridge, others will remember the first time they went across it, and some might have only got a job because it opened or somewhere someone maybe got engaged on the bridge.

“There’s a whole range of stories out there. We want to build an archive like no other. We’ve got until the 40 anniversary in 2021 so we have a lot of stories to fill that time.”

The project will be funded by the National Players lottery (Image: Humber Bridge Board)

Dr Kevin Moore, Humber Bridge chief executive, said: “This is an oral history project that has volunteering and community involvement at its heart.

"We want to create a searchable digital archive based on the story of the Humber Bridge. Little or none of its heritage has been captured so we need to start.”

David Renwick, head of the Heritage Lottery Fund, Yorkshire and the Humber, said: “Thanks to National Lottery players, this exciting project will allow people to gather and explore the history of this iconic landmark, and the impact it has had on the surrounding communities.”